King of Pain: What Elvis’s death tells us about media coverage of celebrities and the pain/addiction interface

Steven D. Passik, PhD; Kenneth L. Kirsh, PhD

doi:10.5055/jom.2007.0040

Authors

Steven D. Passik, PhD
Kenneth L. Kirsh, PhD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2007.0040

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Author Biographies

Steven D. Passik, PhD

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.

Kenneth L. Kirsh, PhD

Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.

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